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I came off my bike as I tried to avoid a fox. A car following me ran over my foot as I fell. When I went to hospital to have it looked at the doctor told me my boot had...
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We received a NIP for 37 in a 30 limit. It was the company car so they first wrote to the company and it was over a month before they contact us. By this time we had no recollection of who...
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I always wear my leathers and boots and I use Gearne boots, which have been great so far. What made me realise I was doing the right thing wearing the right gear was last year a biking buddy and work-mate come off his...
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Whilst travelling hom from work one March night I was sitting at a single lane roudabout waiting for a gap in the traffic so that I could go straight on. As the manual says, I moved to the left, had...
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The best stuff I have found to use when cleaning chain lube and road grime etc. from the rear wheel and other surrounding parts is Pledge furniture polish. This xan easily be found in the cupboard or under the kitchen sink. Just...
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In June of last year (2006) I received a notice of intended prosecution for speeding (89mph in a 70mph limit). After reading MCN advice, and forwarding the suggested letter and heeding the advice given, I received a further letter threatening...
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Over the years I've spent a lot of time and money on bike cleaners. But the best and cheapest thing I've found is bumper shine from Poundland or back to black from car shops. After you have washed your bike...
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For leg protection I made and wear short anklets or gaiters, two layers of canvas sandwiching stainless steel mesh. In the future I'll make body-armour of stainless steel mesh in 2mm, U-Pica glass cloth plus resin. This way Goretex will...
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Just wanted to let you know about a website that lets riders map out and share their ride routes with others. The maps look like this: http://www.motowhere.com/maps/route/breakfast-run And you can also import / export the routes to / from your...
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Find attached to this emails from a conman. Needless to say we smelt a rat from the off! Email 1 Good day, I'm John Solomon by name, I am interested in your advert and I would like to ask some details concerning this...
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Watch out for breakers and eBay adverts for parts of your motorcycle. Get the parts delivered to work and not your home address. It is a well known fact that theives act as breakers etc, with mobile numbers as contact...
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I had a similar scam (to the potential scam story) just before Christmas when I was selling my gixer. I had it for sale at £2,500 and they offerd me £5,000 which included the shipping. I was naive at the time...
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I received a N.I.P for speeding. I sent a PACE letter to the camera man but then received another N.I.P threatening me with proscecution for not filling in the original N.I.P in. I sent another PACE, this time by registered...
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I was photgraphed doing 120 mph on the M20 in my car and was sent the nip. I sent it back questioning the calibration certs and was summonsed to court. When I got there the clerk of the court told me they had...
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To make sure my wheels are aligned I use a cheap laser pointer. Put the bike on stand or side stand, bluetak the pointer to brick. Align front and back wheel, get a piece of wood about six inches wide, mark...
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I got caught by a mobile speed camera on the way home from work at 07:00 after a busy night shift. I didn't see the van but had a speeding fine sent to me a couple of weeks later stating...
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About a year ago, I saw a pair of Frank Thomas bike boots in a local charity shop, my size, in perfect condition, only £3! So I bought them. About a month ago, whilst recovering from a bout of pneumonia,...
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I have sold accident /sickness insurance for three companies and to a lot of riders on and off the track, and have seen people sold the right cover and completely the wrong cover for their needs. It sickens me. If you want...
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I have been summonsed for speeding: 51mph in a 30 zone, and also driving without a licence. The speeding I admit to, but trying to convince them I have a licence is a joke. I passed my test in 1954 and...
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We have received enquiries from readers this week about Part 36 Offers.This is to do with offers to settle and in these cases it refers to accidents.Here we offer advice on what to do. Question: Can Someone enlighten on "Part...
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My friend and myself were travelling between 60 & 80mph on a dual carriageway in Northern Ireland on a dry sunny evening when pulled in by an unmarked police car. The policeman said we were doing 100 and he was...
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I've just been reading the article on 'How to keep your licence' in the Advice section. It states that the police must have a lawful reason to stop you in the first instance. I would like to correct this -...
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Reading the Haynes manual for removing the top yoke off my ZX-7R it sounded simple. So I started the task. When it came to the point where it said 'lift off the top yoke', it only budged a couple of...
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I am taking my son on a tour of Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and back through France (The Long Way Round!). I replaced the screen on my V-strom to stop getting wind noise but found the replacement still too low. But...
Getting oil off the back wheel
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I like my GPZ900r to be shiny, but getting the back wheel as clean can be a nightmare due to chain lube. I don't like using the smelly paint stripping cleaners that you can get, so I used a tooth...
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